Simple Flash Portrait Photography Tips by Dom Bower

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Video showing / demonstrating how to take a nice portrait photo using flash indoors (studio).
Photos taken with the nikon D300, nikon 50mm f1.4 and with the nikon cls sb900 flash and also the sb800.
Video goes through normal non flash photo to umbrella flash and then simple high key looking images.

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[izzy2bong]

Hi Dom, great video!!!!! thanks for sharing this video. it has helped me a lot in my photography. I have a question. If u use a flash what WB or calvin temp. do you use? thanks dom!!

[dombower]

@izzy2bong depends on the type of flash, but if it is a speed light then set your camera to a Flash setting wb or in K it is around 5500k

rtm of your flash

[babybum2000]

just bought a couple of basic speed lights and watching this has really inspired me to go try stuff like this. great vid Dom...keep up the good work.

thanks.

1 more thing...i have a 450d and was trying to set up the speed lights as slaves, but this only works with the camera flash going off...does the 450d have a commander mode as well? if so how do i set it up.

thanks again

[dombower]

@babybum2000 not sure, the canon flash system is different from the Nikon versions. I think you will have to have the on camera flash go off with that camera you have

[jeffreyracca]

nice video. i just wanna ask, coz u got white background but the end photo was black. i just wanna ask how'd you do that?! thank you...

[dombower]

@jeffreyracca by having a fast shutterspeed and a small apertrure so that it was dark, then the flash is the only thing that llights up the place

[slyfox540]

Thanks!

[CumulusSkies]

I, like some others, am pretty ignorant about how to program the "settings" on my speed light (SB600 - wish I had the SB900, BTW). Could you tell us more about your flash settings (and why you chose them) for different photographic scenarios?

Thanks for taking the time to make these videos. Cheers!

[MomentsExposedPhot]

great video!! very helpful!!!



[bendingsnake]

Also buy a model.

[mickeyfp]

Hi Dom,which flash gun would you recomend for portrait and just some general all round photoghraphy, i have a Nikon D50 and the D5000. keep up the good work,regards.

[2FoG2]

Dammti Dom not seen your films since a couple of weeks and now ost in youtube clips !!grrrr great vids all gotta love the fact you remove the"artwork"from your walls lol

[peterwatson12]

Love it!. Keep them coming.

[keape86]

Very nice tutorial. keep posting!!

[kadzbiz]

Dom, the thing I'm not sure about is the zoom settings on the flash. I have a SB900 and SB800. I don't know when to use what zoom setting. Can you help?